ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2016
Latino Mothers in Farmworker Families' Beliefs About Preschool Children's Physical Activity and Play.
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- Migrant parents' perceptions of the benefits, barriers, and facilitators of young children's physical activity and sedentary behavior: A systematic review of qualitative studies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to young children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative literature.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017Pooled it
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- Relationship between child opportunity index and body mass indexFrontiers in adolescent medicine · 2025Article
- Determinants promoting and hindering physical activity in primary school children in Germany: a qualitative study with students, teachers and parents.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Mixed-Methods Systematic Review to Identify Facilitators and Barriers for Parents/Carers to Engage Pre-School Children in Community-Based Opportunities to Be Physically Active.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Hispanic Parents' Views of Family Physical Activity: Results from a Multisite Focus Group Investigation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Built environment in programs to promote physical activity among Latino children and youth living in the United States and in Latin America.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
- Parents' Perceptions on Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity among Schoolchildren: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- [Social representations of physical activity and active play in preschoolers: scoping review.]Revista espanola de salud publica · 2020Article
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- Influence of Parent Stressors on Adolescent Obesity in African American Youth.Journal of obesity · 2019Article
- Child Feeding Style and Dietary Outcomes in a Cohort of Latino Farmworker Families.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2018Article
- Examining Influences of Parenting Styles and Practices on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Latino Children in the United States: Integrative Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2018Review
- Determinants of Adiposity Rebound Timing in Children.The Journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Residential Environment for Outdoor Play Among Children in Latino Farmworker Families.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2017Article
- Physical Activity States of Preschool-Aged Latino Children in Farmworker Families: Predictive Factors and Relationship With BMI Percentile.Journal of physical activity & health · 2016Article
- Nutritional strategies of Latino farmworker families with preschool children: identifying leverage points for obesity prevention.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2014Article
- Physical activity of preschool-aged Latino children in farmworker families.American journal of health behavior · 2014Article
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Abstract
Document beliefs about the contribution of physical activity to preschool-aged children's health held by Latino mothers in farmworker families, and delineate their perceived barriers or constraints that impose limits on preschool-aged children's physical activity. Qualitative data obtained through semi-structured in-depth interviews (N = 33) with mothers of preschool-aged children living in Latino farmworker families in North Carolina. Mothers universally agree that regular vigorous physical activity is good for preschool-aged children's health, including obesity prevention. However, excessive physical activity can produce illnesses, as well as other physical and emotional problems, and should be limited. Mothers wanted their children to engage in more sedentary forms of activity because they believed it would benefit learning. Physical and chemical hazards in rural environments, distance to parks and play spaces, and lack of familiarity and concerns about neighbors constrained children's physical activity. Although physical activity is believed to be beneficial, strong cultural beliefs and real contextual barriers undermine preschool-aged Latino farmworker children's level of physical activity.
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